Ouled Chamekh is a town and commune in the

Mahdia Governorate Mahdia Governorate () is in central-eastern Tunisia, named after its largest town and administrative centre. It comprises an area of coastal relative lowland, but extends further inland than its coastal length. It is one of the twenty-four govern ...

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. As of 2004 it had a population of 5,093.Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)
Decree of 2 June 2011 appointing special delegations in some communes of the Tunisian territory, the Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic, No. 41, June 7, 2011, pp. 852-856 The town is situated at 35°29'29" N, 10°18'58" E southwest of sebkha Sidi El Hani between Essouassi and

Kairouan Kairouan (, ), also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan ( ar, ٱلْقَيْرَوَان, al-Qayrawān , aeb, script=Latn, Qeirwān ), is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was founded by th ...

and is the capital of a delegation of 22 732 inhabitants. The name means "son of Chamekh" which reflects the settlement of nomads tribes of the high steppes of Tunisia in this area. The

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

is Lotfi Ben Ali.

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Populated places in Mahdia Governorate Communes of Tunisia Tunisia geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Tunisia-geo-stub

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